According to the charges, after being placed on restrictive duty, Blanding was at the scene of a car accident on Puritan just a few hours later. Blanding wasn't involved in the accident but knew the victim.

Officers tried to speak with him and said that Blanding had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. Officers said Blanding also had three guns in his possession and resisted and obstructed police as they were trying to help the victim.

Officer Blanding has been involved in three shootings during his 23 years with DPD both on and off duty.

On Wednesday, almost three months after that incident, Blanding was charged with three counts of possession of a gun while under the influence, eight counts of resisting and obstructing, and six counts of felony firearms.

"It's always troubling when a member of the department gets charged in this manner," Chief James Craig said.

He hasn't been charged in any of the cases - but his department faced excessive force civil suits for the shootings. However, he was put on restricted duty for the 2017 fatal shooting.

Mark Diaz, the president of the police union, said he was protecting himself in all of those shootings.

"Those are justified shootings. We're talking about a police officer that operates at the high speed that Officer Blanding operates in the last 24 years. I can tell you it's not uncommon for him to be confronted with situation where it would require the use of fatal force to protect his life and the life of others," Diaz said.

Diaz said the case should be tried in the court, not the court of public opinion.

Blanding is out on bond and is ordered not to drink or possess any guns.